Lady Gaga - Just Dance - Chord

Key E major – C# minor Chords Dbm, E, B, Gbm, A Easy key G

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Intro 5x:
      Dbm     E      B     Gbm

Dbm           E             B    Gbm
   I've had a little bit too much
Dbm           E               B   Gbm
   All of the people start to rush.

Start to rush babe.
Dbm            E
   How does he twist the dance
B             Gbm
 Can't find my drink or man.
Dbm            E               B     Gbm
  Where are my keys, I lost my phone.
A                          Dbm
  What's go ing out on the floor
                                                       A
I love this record baby, but I can't see straight anymore.
                                      Dbm
Keep it cool what's the name of this club
                                   E
I can't remember but it's alright, alright.

Refrão:
      Dbm        E
Just dance. Gunna be okay.
B        Gbm
 Da doo doo doo
        Dbm            E
Just dance. Spin that record babe.
B        Gbm
  Da doo doo doo
       Dbm        E
Just dance. Gunna be okay.
B        Gbm
Duh duh duh duh
Dbm         E        B         Dbm
Dance. Dance. Dance. Ju just dance.

Wish I could shut my playboy mouth 
How'd I turn my shirt inside out 
Control your poison babe roses have thorns they say
And we're all gettin' hosed tonight

A                        Dbm
What's go ing out on the floor
                                                      A
I love this record baby, but I can't see straight anymore.
                                      Dbm
Keep it cool what's the name of this club
                               B
I can't remember but it's alright, alright.

When I come through on the dance floor checkin out that catalogue
Can't believe my eyes so many women without a flaw
And I ain't gonn' give it up, steady tryna pick it up like the car
I'ma hit it, I'ma hit it and flex until the til done until tomorr' yeah.
Show me I can see that you got so much in the jean
The way you twirlin' up them hips round and round
And there no reason that at all why you can't leave here with me
In the mean time stay let me watch you break it down and

Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint its symphonic
Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint eletronic
Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint its symphonic
Half psychotic sick hypnotic got my blueprint eletronic

Go! Use your muscle car ve it out work it, hustle

Don't Slow! Drive it, clean it lysol, bleed it
Spend the last dough  in your pocko!

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Lady Gaga - Just Dance Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Lady Gaga – Just Dance: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Dbm and ends on B. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

E major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

C# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = B (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C# minor side because it opens on C#m and C#m is heard 14 times against 10 for E. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from E major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to E or to C#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from E major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	E	Tonic — home	E · G# · B	10×
ii	Gbm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Gb · A · Db	8×
iii	G#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	G# · B · D#	—
V/vi	G#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant	G# · B# · D#	—
IV	A	Subdominant — moves away from home	A · C# · E	4×
V	B	Dominant — strongest pull home	B · D# · F#	10×
vi	Dbm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Db · Fb · Ab	14×
vii°	D#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	D# · F# · A	—

Seen from C# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Dbm	Tonic — home	Db · Fb · Ab	14×
ii°	D#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D# · F# · A	—
III	E	Relative major — the bright side	E · G# · B	10×
iv	Gbm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Gb · A · Db	8×
v	G#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	G# · B · D#	—
V	G#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	G# · B# · D#	—
VI	A	Submediant — warm colour	A · C# · E	4×
VII	B	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	B · D# · F#	10×

Analysis

The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 5 different chords appear 46 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

Gbm Dbm Eii → vi C#miv → iminor plagal ×7
A Dbm EIV → vi C#mVI → iVI → i ×4
B Dbm EV → videceptive cadence C#mVII → iAeolian arrival ×1

The move to watch is Gbm → Dbm, heard 7 times. From the C#m side it is iv → i (minor plagal: deep and melancholic); from the E side it reads ii → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
Over Dbm, land on Db, Fb, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over E, land on E, G#, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With E major shapes

No capo — open E shapes
Capo 2 + D shapes
Capo 4 + C shapes

With C# minor shapes

Capo 4 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones up
4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Dbm; the ear learns where home is within a second. Dbm, E, B, Gbm carry the song: vi–I–V–ii relative to E, i–III–VII–iv relative to C#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Gbm → Dbm (ii → vi in E, iv → i in C#m): minor plagal — deep and melancholic. The final chord is B; the ear comes to rest in E.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.